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Jan 27, 2018 · The film hadn’t quite come out yet, but buzz was strong, and the producers of Hello, Dolly! decided Streisand would be perfect for the lead role, despite the fact that Dolly Levi was supposed to be a glamorous middle-aged widow, and Streisand was 26 years old, fresh from Brooklyn.
Dolly’s Sets & Production Design. “Hello, Dolly!’s” production was designed by the brilliant John DeCuir. By the time he began work on “Dolly,” DeCuir had already won Academy Awards for his design of “The King and I” (1957) and “Cleopatra” (1964). For “Dolly,” not only did DeCuir recreate New York in Los Angeles, but he ...
Barbara Streisand is a knockout as Dolly Levi, and Hello, Dolly!, is the blockbuster musical you'll want to see her in again and again. The famed plot involves Dolly, a young widow and professional matchmaker who sets her sights, and whatever else she can muster, on conquering tight-fisted Yonkers merchant, Horace Vandergeider, beautifully played by Walter Matthau.
Dec 30, 2019 · “Hello, Dolly! is a well-dressed dinosaur.” — Matthew Kennedy, author of Roadshow! The Fall of Film Musicals in the 1960s. The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the golden anniversary of the release of Hello, Dolly!, the Oscar-winning cinematic adaptation of the Broadway stage musical which starred Barbra Streisand ...
Aug 19, 2003 · Barbra Streisand stars as the memorable "woman who arranges everything," Dolly Levi, in Gene Kelly's Oscar-winning 1969 film version of the Jerry Herman musical classic HELLO, DOLLY! Originally produced on Broadway in 1964, Hello, Dolly! is based on Thornton Wilder's 1954 play The Matchmaker.
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by. Gene Kelly. Publication date. 1969. Topics. Gene Kelly, Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau. Language. English. Matchmaker Dolly Levi travels to Yonkers to find a partner for "half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder, convincing his niece, his niece's intended, and his two clerks to travel to New York City along the way.
Hello, Dolly! This was the very first film released on home video (VHS and Betamax) in the US. It was released in fall 1977 by the Magnetic Video Corporation, the first of the 50 original films it licensed from Fox. Its catalog number was CL-1001. Helpful • 152 0. According to Michael Crawford, he auditioned for Gene Kelly in his hotel room.
